Legislation -
Bill Sent To Committee
(Senate)
-
Aug. 3, 2007

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(229-194) -
Aug. 2, 2007(Key vote)

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that creates a mandatory rest period between deployments to Iraq for members of the Armed Forces.

Highlights:

Mandates that before a member of the regular armed forces be redeployed to Iraq, he or she must be given a period of rest at least as long as the duration of his or her most recent deployment [Sec. 2 (a)].

Mandates that before a member of the armed forces reserve be redeployed to Iraq, he or she must be given a period of rest at least three times as long as the duration of his or her most recent deployment [Sec. 2 (b)].

Exempts special operations forces and forces used to facilitate deployments [Sec. 2 (c)].

Allows the President to waive the rest period requirements in order to meet a threat to national security if the President certifies the necessity of the deployment to Congress within 30 days [Sec. 2 (d)].

Allows the rest requirement to be waived for members of the Armed Forces who voluntarily request mobilization [Sec. 2 (e)].